School Libraries
Bookshelves and study carrels? Digital learning commons? Or something in between? Discover how educators are using and reimagining their school libraries.
Making the Library a More Welcoming Space
By offering flexible areas and creative activities that give students a chance to relax and connect, the library can become a haven for belonging—and the heart of a school.7 Essential Research Hacks to Teach High School Students
Knowing how to find pertinent and reliable resources is an essential skill that will give students confidence as they explore new topics.4.7kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Building a 21st-Century Learning Space
A community raised $6 million to construct an innovative 30,000-square-foot facility complete with makerspaces and learning labs.321.1kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.A School-Wide Focus on Choice Reading
When the staff at an elementary school made fostering a love of reading a priority, they used these strategies to meet their goal.70.8kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.10 Ways to Cultivate a Love of Reading in Students
Suggestions for how teachers in all subjects can guide students to learn to love reading, and how parents and administrators can help.178.9kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Schoolwide Strategies for Promoting a Love of Reading
A literacy consultant explains how schools can encourage all students to share the joy of reading.73kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Collaborating With Your School Librarian
Ten ways to work with your highly trained colleagues in the library to enhance literacy instruction.64.7kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.21st-Century Libraries: The Learning Commons
Libraries become a different kind of learning destination when schools reimagine them as open, transparent spaces that invite student communication and collaboration.93.3kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Reigniting the Joy of Reading With Book Tastings
Offering students a chance to sample new genres and styles of books in the school library can help them break out of a reading rut.A Simple Way to Encourage Students to Read More Broadly
When students experiment with ways of classifying books beyond reading levels, they may feel liberated from strict ideas about what they should be reading.37.8kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.How Audiobooks Help Emerging Readers and Inspire a Love of Books
Audiobooks allow students to enjoy books above their reading level, introducing them to engaging stories that will hook them for life.14.2kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.A Fun Way to Engage Students’ Minds and Bodies With Books
StoryWalks encourage collaboration and reflection, and transform the often sedentary act of reading into a dynamic, interactive activity.20kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Grace Lin on Giving Young Readers a ‘Sense of Home’
The award-winning children’s book author on stories that are like friends you can turn to—and the importance of featuring characters who “share a common thread of humanity.”15.5kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.3 Key Roles of School Librarians
While no one can take the place of school librarians, teachers can support students’ literacy skills by understanding librarians’ roles.13.8kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Keeping Story Time Alive in the Pandemic
Story time is a powerful tool for helping preschool and elementary kids and their families feel connected during distance learning.14.6kYour content has been saved!
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